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Saturday, July 20, 2013

Kyoto Rohm Theater To Open in January 2016

Heian Jingu Shrine Toriiロームシアター、京の子 親しむホールに 小澤征爾さんが抱負

The former Kyoto Kaikan Hall, which is located in Okazaki, is being torn down and will be replaced with a new theater known as the Rohm Theater.

On the 18th, conductor Seiji Ozawa was in Kyoto as a member of the building committee to discuss his aspirations for the large-scale project.

He was joined by mayor Daisuke Kadokawa, who along with other six elite personages make up the eight-member committee.

The original complex was designed by Kunio Maekawa and completed in 1960. Like many Japanese buildings, it was poorly maintained and was beyond renovation. A small but vocal group of protesters attempted to block the plan.

The planned theater will be sponsored by Rohm, a Kyoto company founded in 1958 as a manufacturer of electronic components. Today it is along with Nintendo, Kyocera, Omron, Wacoal, Murata, Nichicon, Nidec, etc., one of the largest and best-known Kyoto companies.

For those on a bike, the theater will be close to Heian Shrine.


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